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The Skeletal System is comprised of: 1. Bones 2. ______ and Tendons 3. Cartilages 4. Joints
The Skeletal System is comprised of: 1. Bones 2. ______ and Tendons 3. Cartilages 4. Joints
Ligaments
Allows movement – Skeletal muscles, attached to bones by tendons, use the bones as levers to move the body and its parts 4. Mineral storage - calcium & phosphorus. 5. Triglyceride storage at the yellow marrow 6. Blood cell formation called ______
Allows movement – Skeletal muscles, attached to bones by tendons, use the bones as levers to move the body and its parts 4. Mineral storage - calcium & phosphorus. 5. Triglyceride storage at the yellow marrow 6. Blood cell formation called ______
hematopoiesis
A. As to bone tissues 1. Compact – dense; looks smooth and homogenous 2. Spongy – spiky appearance; small and needle-like ______
A. As to bone tissues 1. Compact – dense; looks smooth and homogenous 2. Spongy – spiky appearance; small and needle-like ______
appearance
B. As to shape 1. Long Bones – - typically longer than they are wide - As a rule, they have a shaft with heads situated at both ends - Contain mostly compact bone - Limbs & clavicles - ______
B. As to shape 1. Long Bones – - typically longer than they are wide - As a rule, they have a shaft with heads situated at both ends - Contain mostly compact bone - Limbs & clavicles - ______
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Skeletal system - 206 bones 20% of adult weight is bone It is made up of 2 minerals: (a) calcium (b) ______
Skeletal system - 206 bones 20% of adult weight is bone It is made up of 2 minerals: (a) calcium (b) ______
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